Affordable Commutes Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5008 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5008

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an investigation 
 and study relating to purchasing certain toll roads owned by private 
 entities and transferring ownership of such toll roads to States, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 19, 2025

 Mr. Subramanyam introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an investigation 
 and study relating to purchasing certain toll roads owned by private 
 entities and transferring ownership of such toll roads to States, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Commutes Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF PRICING PRACTICES ON PRIVATE TOLL ROADS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct an 
investigation of the price setting of toll roads owned by private 
entities, including any instances of price gouging, unfair practices, 
or unreasonable toll price setting.
    (b) Referral of Certain Unfair Practices.--In any case in which the 
Secretary finds any evidence of price gouging, unfair practices, or 
unreasonable toll price setting pursuant to the investigation under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall refer such cases to the Attorney 
General of the United States and the Federal Trade Commission, as 
applicable.

SEC. 3. STUDY ON TOLL ROADS OWNED BY PRIVATE ENTITIES.

    The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility and fiscal 
implications of the Federal Government purchasing toll roads owned by 
private entities and transferring the ownership of such toll roads to 
the State in which such roads are located, including--
            (1) whether a change in authority of toll roads from 
        privately-owned to State-owned facilities would benefit 
        consumers, including in the form of lower toll costs;
            (2) the procedural framework necessary for the Federal 
        Government to purchase and transfer private toll roads; and
            (3) any other policies relating to tolling facilities that 
        the Federal Government can pursue to lower costs for commuters.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress a report 
containing--
            (1) the results of the investigation under section 2;
            (2) the results of the study under section 3; and
            (3) any recommendations to--
                    (A) address price gouging, unfair practices, or 
                unreasonable toll price setting; and
                    (B) carry out the purchases and transfers described 
                in section 3.
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